Trident Medical Center has submitted a certificate of need to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to build a hospital on Johns Island. It will be the first hospital built on the island. The estimated cost is $277 million.
The application is for a 50-bed acute care hospital to be located directly across from the Live Oak Square development and 7 miles from James Island Emergency, Trident’s new freestanding ER in Charleston, South Carolina.
Key features include:
- 50 beds with space to expand to 150 beds
- 40 medical/surgical/stepdown beds
- 10 ICU beds
- 20 ER rooms
- 4 operating rooms
- 2 endoscopy suites
- 1 cath lab
- Future space for labor and delivery unit and nursery
- Medical offices for primary care and specialists
- Outpatient imaging and support
The proposed hospital is in addition to nearly $140 million in capital investments underway at Trident Health’s hospitals, Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center. Trident Medical Center recently opened:
- Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness, a 60-bed freestanding mental hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services for adolescents (12-17) and adults. It is located in Ladson, South Carolina.
- A 600+-space free parking garage at Trident Medical Center
- A new cath lab at Trident Medical Center
Source: tridenthealthsystem.com
